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NONPOISONOUS SNAKES
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Common Name
|
Scientific Name
|
Distribution
|
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| Northern and Midland Water Snake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon and Nerodia s. pleuralis |
statewide; southwest |
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| Copperbelly Water Snake | Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta |
southwest, northeast |
SE, FT |
| Diamondback Water Snake | Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer |
southwestern tip |
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| Queen Snake | Regina septemvittata |
central, east |
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| Kirtland’s Snake | Clonophis kirtlandii |
statewide |
SE |
| Brown snake | Storeria dekayi |
statewide |
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| Northern Redbelly Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata |
southwest, northern |
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| Western Earth Snake | Virginia valeriae elegans |
southcentral |
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| Common garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis |
statewide |
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| Eastern Plains Garter Snake | Thamnophis radix radix |
northwest |
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| Butler’s Garter Snake | Thamnophis butleri |
northeast |
SE |
| Eastern and Northern Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sauritus sauritus and Thamnophis s. septentrionalis |
southwest; central, northeast |
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| Western Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis proximus proximus |
northwest, southwest |
SC |
| >Racer | Coluber constrictor |
statewide |
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| Rat snake | Elaphe obsoleta |
statewide |
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| Western Fox Snake | Elaphe vulpina vulpina |
northwest |
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| Bullsnake | Pituophis melanoleucus sayi |
northwest tip, Knox County |
|
| Prairie Kingsnake | Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster |
west |
|
| Black Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula nigra |
southwest, lower Wabash Valley |
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| Milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum |
statewide |
|
| Northern Scarlet Snake | Cemophora coccinea copei |
Floyd County |
SE |
| Rough Green Snake | Opheodrys aestivus |
south |
SC |
| Smooth Green Snake | Opheodrys vernalis |
northwest tip |
SE |
| Northern Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus edwardsii |
statewide except northwest |
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| Midwest Worm Snake | Carphophis amoenus helenae |
south |
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| Southeastern Crowned Snake | Tantilla coronata |
extreme southeast |
SE |
| Eastern Hognose Snake | Heterodon platirhinos |
statewide, except east-central |
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Poisonous Snakes
|
Common Name
|
Scientific Name
|
Distribution
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| Northern Copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
south |
|
| Western Cottonmouth (water moccasin) | Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma |
Dubois, Harrison, & Crawford Counties |
SE |
| Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake | Sistrurus catenatus catenatus |
north |
SE |
| Timber Rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus |
south |
SE |